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[0:00]
Good evening. Welcome to the Committee
of Adjustments on April 17th at 6:30 in
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the evening.
Before we start, I'll read the land
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acknowledgement statement. The town of
Innisfil acknowledges that Innisfil is
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situated on the treaty land that is
steeped in rich indigenous history.
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The town also also acknowledges that
this land is the traditional territories
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of the First Peoples of Turtle Island.
It is shared between the Anishinaabe
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Peoples of Beausoleil
First Nation, Chippewas of Rama First
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Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island
First Nation, and we thank them for the
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generations generations of stewardship.
This meeting place is still the home to
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many indigenous people, and we are
grateful to have the opportunity to work
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on this land. The town acknowledges that
the forced sacrifices that are the
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foundation of the Canadian society
today. Excuse me.
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We are dedicated to honoring indigenous
history and culture and committed to
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moving forward in the spirit of
reconciliation and respect with all
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First Nations, Métis, and Inuit.
Okay.
[1:00]
Could I have a motion to adopt the
minutes of March 20th? Bill? Second it?
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Marnie? All in favor? It's moved. Thank
you. Does anybody have any conflict of
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interest on tonight's application? I see
none.
[1:12]
Uh
Madam Secretary, I'm going to call you
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Mr. Secretary. Madam Secretary, manner
in which the notice was provided.
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Through you, Mr. Chair, in compliance
with Ontario regulations, the notice of
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hearing was circulated to property
owners within a 60-m radius of the
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subject properties, and signs were
posted on the subject properties on or
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before April 3rd, 2025.
In addition, all application
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information, including the notice, key
map, and application drawings were made
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available on the town website.
Thank you. I kind of jumped ahead again
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on my agenda.
I forgot to approve the agenda. Approve
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the agenda. Thank you. Well, I actually
skipped ahead, so I'm going to go back
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to my notes and start over. So, welcome
to the Committee of Adjustments hybrid
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meeting where we we are meeting in
person at the town hall and offering the
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members of the public or applicants who
are unable to attend in person to
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utilize Zoom or telephone to become
before the committee. Members in
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attendance tonight, to my immediate left
is Bill Van Berkel, to my immediate
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right is Marnie Adams, and John Remondi,
and myself, Rod Hicks, as the
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chairperson. We ask that everyone
attending tonight's meeting put their
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electronic devices on silent. The
committee will follow the agenda as
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noted. To view the agenda, visit the
town's website and access the COA page.
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Here you'll be able to see the current
and previous applications. All
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applicants and members of the public who
wish to address the committee via Zoom
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or
phone will be placed on mute until
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called upon. You will be able to hear
all conversations taking place. For
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applicants and members of the public
attending in person or via phone or Zoom
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and wish to speak to a specific
application will be called to the podium
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by the chair in order of the agenda and
proceedings. All members will be
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addressed to the chairperson. We would
ask that members of the public who wish
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to speak to a specific application
restrict their comments to the specific
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details of the application being heard
and have not been previously expressed
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by another member of the public. Once
the public discussion is complete, the
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committee will close that portion and
open discussions with the applicant.
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Once complete, the committee will render
a decision.
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So, we did the agenda already. I know we
did the minutes.
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A motion to approve the agenda.
John? Second it? Bill? All in favor?
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It's moved. Thank you. And no one has
any conflict of interest. We already
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asked how Do the land acknowledge? I did
it. I read it already.
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Sorry, we're a little
out of first
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And uh
So, our first applicant tonight is
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A049/2024,
known as 530 Crescent Road. Do we have
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Corey Holden with us or on Zoom?
Come on up to the podium there, Corey.
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If you can just say your name and uh
who you're
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where you're from or who you're
representing?
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Uh I'm Corey Holden.
I'm representing my clients from 530
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Crescent Road. And you're a builder? I'm
building, yeah. Okay. Thank you.
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And Madam Secretary, what's the details
of the application? Any comments?
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The applicant is proposing to construct
a detached garage with a footprint of
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56.4 m² on an existing foundation. The
applicant is seeking relief from section
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3.3B of the zoning bylaw, which requires
a maximum gross floor area or footprint
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print of 50 m².
Planning recommends approval with
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conditions, building has comments and
conditions, and engineering have no
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comments or conditions. Thank you.
Corey, are you in receipt of the
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comments from the town?
Yes. Anything to add?
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Nothing really to add on my part. Okay.
Let's see.
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And we just have someone that's
interested
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that's not speaking tonight. Okay.
Committee members, do you have any
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questions of this applicant?
None for me. I see none. Can I have a
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motion for or against the application?
Marnie?
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Through the chair, I'll make a motion to
approve application A049/2024,
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uh 530 Crescent Road, as applied for,
subject to all the conditions. A motion
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to approve with conditions. Do I have a
seconder?
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John? All in favor?
It's moved. You're approved. Thank you
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very much. Have a good night. Have a
great evening.
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Okay, next application is A004/2025,
35 Campus Place. Do we have Justin
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Sherry joining us at all or
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Hi.
I'm
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Justin? No, sorry. I'm Danielle. I'm one
of Justin's employees.
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Okay. So, you're the agent
on behalf of the client? Yes. Yeah, I
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work for Justin Sherry Design Studio
where the architectural designers, and
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yeah, I'm here on behalf of Justin and
the owners of 35 Campus Place. Okay, I
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understand you're aware the town needs
wants a deferral. Yes. And and I
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understand from the planner you're in
agreement with that. Yes, I've reached
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out to the planner, and we have a
meeting on Tuesday to talk about
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the deferral and what to do moving
forward. So, yeah, we're good with the
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the deferral.
We're going to do something different
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tonight. I'm not going to go through all
the details cuz the planner is actually
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here with us. Tomasz is with us tonight,
and he said that you had confirmed that
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you were going to meet with him on
Tuesday. Yeah. So, I'm just going to go
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right to a motion to defer you.
And uh
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So, committee committee members, could I
have someone make a motion for deferral
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on 35 Campus? Bill?
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I uh make a motion
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that application A004/2025,
35 Campus Place,
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uh be deferred. Motion to defer.
Seconder?
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John? All in favor?
There you go. Short and sweet for you.
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Thank you.
and uh we'll see you the next time
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around. Thanks for your time. Have a
nice weekend. You too. Thank you.
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Next application is A003/2025,
known as 6272 and 6276
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Young Street. Do we have Gord Mahoney
with us? Mahoney?
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Hi, welcome. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank
you. My name is Gord Mahoney. I'm a
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senior planner with Michael Smith
Planning & Consulting. I'm here on
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behalf of the owner, Whitby Property
Management Inc.
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Great, welcome. Thank you.
you
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give us details of the application and
any comments?
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Through you, Mr. Chair, the applicant is
proposing to expand a legal
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non-conforming use by converting an
existing mixed-use unit within an
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existing apartment building to a
residential unit. The existing apartment
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building currently has 12 residential
apartment units and one mixed-use unit.
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The applicant is seeking relief from
section 3.27
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of the zoning bylaw to permit the
conversion and expansion of the legal
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non-conforming use.
Planning recommends approval with
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conditions, building have comments and
conditions, and engineering has no
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comments or conditions.
Excellent. Gord, are you aware of the
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details uh
comments the town has made?
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Through you, Mr. Chair, yes, I am.
Anything to add?
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is aware of them, too.
Okay. No, but I will answer questions
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from the committee. Thank you. Okay, we
don't have anybody speaking for or
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against this application tonight.
Committee members, do you have any
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questions of the applicant?
This is an old historic building. I
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remember that was a variety store or
something at one point that that unit
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that's wants to be converted.
But uh Actually, I think it's a good
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idea.
Yep.
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So, can I have a motion for or against
if there's no questions?
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Bill? I'll make a motion that the
application A003/2025,
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6272
and 6276 Young Street be approved as
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long as all conditions are met. Okay,
motion to approve with conditions. Do I
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have a seconder? Marnie? All in favor?
There you go. You're approved, Gord.
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Thank you. Have a good night.
Madam Secretary, we don't have any other
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business?
We do not. And the motion to adjourn is
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6:39.
Does nobody want to make a motion to
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adjourn or do you want to stay here
tonight? Marnie? Seconder? Bill?
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We are adjourned at 6:39 hours.